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Month: May 2023
Bagan Zanthi West Temple, Myanmar
Address Bagan Zanthi West Temple, Myanmar Bagan, Nyaung-U, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction Zanthi West Temple, classified as Monument No. 557, is located in a field south of Minnanthu village. It is called Zanthi West to distinguish it from its smaller cousin, Monument No. 558, informally dubbed Zanthi East. Puranic Significance The temple is cruciform in […]
Bagan Na-gyi-hpaya Temple, Myanmar
Address Bagan Na-gyi-hpaya Temple, Myanmar Taung Ywar Naung, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction Na-gyi-hpaya Temple (12th century) is a small Buddhist temple stands immediately to the east of the much larger Abe-ya-dana-hpaya Temple, and as a consequence is often overlooked. It is well worth a detour for its own sake as it boasts a stunning […]
Bagan Myinkaba Kubyauk-gyi Temple, Myanmar
Address Bagan Myinkaba Kubyauk-gyi Temple, Myanmar Myin Ka Bar, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction Myinkaba Kubyauk-gyi Temple is the earliest datable monument at Bagan, built in the year 1113 by Prince Yazakumar, the son of King Kyansittha (r. 1084-1112/13). It is located on the north side of Myinkaba village, adjacent to the Myazedi stupa […]
Baga Monument 1588, Myanmar
Address Baga Monument 1588, Myanmar Unnamed Road, Old Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction Baga Monument 1588 (built c. 13th century), This unnamed stupa, designated Monument Number 1588, stands 250 meters NE of Thatbyinnyu temple, and almost directly opposite the Pitakat-Taik library. It is a solid core stupa with relented square plan about 20 meters on each […]
Panchamuga Anjaneya Temple, Villupuram
Address Panchamuga Anjaneya Temple, VillupuramPanchavatee, Vanur T.K, Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu, Pincode – 605109. Moolavar Panchamuga Anjaneya Introduction Panchamukha Anjaneya Temple (also known as Sri Jayamangala Anjaneya Temple) is in Panchavatee, a small village, on the high way leading to Tindivanam, just 9 kms away from Pondicherry (Puducherry).The temple is situated near Pondicherry, in the […]
Gowriwakkam Panchamuga Hanuman Temple, Chennai
Address Gowriwakkam Panchamuga Hanuman Temple, Chennai Gowriwakkam, Tambaram, Chennai – 600073 Moolavar Panchamuga Hanuman Introduction Gowriwakkam Panchamuga Hanuman Temple is located in Palaniyappanagar, Gowrivakkam on the Velachery road from Tambaram, Chennai. Gowrivakkam is a small locality near Tambaram in the outskirts of Chennai city in South India. Here the Presiding deity is called as Panchamukha […]
Gopurapuram Adishaktheeswarar Temple, Cuddalore
Address Gopurapuram Adishaktheeswarar Temple, Cuddalore Gopurapuram, Palakollai Via, Virudhachalam Taluk, Cuddalore District – 606 003 Phone: +91 4143 260 216 Mobile: +91 84891 15307 Moolavar Adishaktheeswarar Amman Adishaktiswari Introduction Aadhi Saktheeswarar Temple is dedicated to Lord Shiva located in Thevasthana Gopurapuram Village in Virudhachalam Taluk in Cuddalore District of Tamil Nadu. Presiding Deity is called […]
Ukkamperumbakkam Nakshatra Virtsa Vinayakar Temple, Thiruvannamalai
Address Ukkamperumbakkam Nakshatra Virtsa Vinayakar Temple, Thiruvannamalai Koolamenthal, Cheyyar circle, Thiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu 606601 Moolavar Nakshatra Virtsavinayagar Introduction Ukkamperumbakkam Nakshatra Virtsavinayakar Temple is dedicated to Lord Ganesha, located in the Ukkamperumbakkam village, Cheyyar circle, Thiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. On the Kanchipuram-Vandavasi highway, this temple is situated on the banks of Koomanthal Lake, south of […]
Bagan Monument 1375, Myanmar
Address Bagan Monument 1375, Myanmar Myin Ka Bar, Bagan, Myanmar (Burma) Moolavar Buddha Introduction Monument 1375 (c. 13th century) is a small temple located north of Myinkaba village, about 180 meters north of the Kubyauk-gyi (Mon# 1323) and 60 meters west of Kubyauk-nge (Mon. #1391). It is nearly symmetrical with an almost square plan measuring 7.4 x […]